Overview
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police re‑arrested former Japan Post Tokyo branch supervisor Nobuyuki Yoneda on June 10 on suspicion of receiving bribes tied to collection‑service tenders and they also arrested Trust’s representative Tetsuya Uekita on suspicion of giving bribes.
- Investigators say Yoneda leaked non‑public planned‑price information for three Asakusa‑area tenders in February 2025 and that Trust later won roughly ¥70 million in private contracts after initially bidding about ¥50 million.
- Police allege Yoneda received a Swiss luxury wristwatch worth about ¥1.2 million from Trust in April 2025 as part of the payoff for the tender favors.
- Yoneda had already been arrested in May 2026 on aggravated bribery charges for taking benefits such as a Tokyo Disney Resort tour from another contractor, and police say lavish hospitality and gifts to Japan Post staff extend back to the predecessor to Yoneda.
- The case highlights a structural weakness in Japan Post’s tender rule that allows private contract talks when bids exceed a planned price, and rivals say the pattern of gifts may have cost them fair access to Tokyo contracts as police probe possible long‑running ties.